Tax Tips for IRS Tax Filing, Deductions & Green Tax Credits

It is that time of year again, Tax Preparation Season in Chicago. (it can ruin many weekends before April 15th) You get through Christmas and the Super Bowl and very quietly your 1099′s sneak up on you when you aren’t looking. Tax Preparation in Chicago can be just as challenging as any other location in the [...]

Chicago Willowbrook, Hillside, Fireside, 10 Pin, Tivoli and Brunswick Bowling Alleys

I realized about 7 years ago that bowling was enjoying a resurgence in popularity when all my friends were spending their weekends in rented shoes at bowling alleys in Chicago. I was surprised to see two bowling alleys packed this evening while driving home. I stopped by a store next to the Willowbrook Bowl on [...]

Shamrock Shuffle Race March 29 Map Street Closures

The Shamrock Shuffle is an 8K run or 5K walk race for charity in Chicago on March 29, 2009. The Chicago Shamrock Shuffle is usually a fun run without a lot of pressure that a marathon might have and it inspires us Midwesterners to get out and exercise again after the frigid winter. This year Bank [...]

The Chicago Auto Show 2009 Guide

The transformers lineup at the Chicago Auto Show So, you still want to go to the Chicago Auto Show even in the recession? A lot pf people do actually. There were a lot of people there even though people aren’t really buying cars right now. Here is your guide to leaving your checkbook at home [...]

Chicago gets more snowfall and bad weather forecasted this winter

Chicago got more snow today and has a forecast of snow every day this week along with below zero temperatures. All this is after getting a foot of snow on this past Saturday and snow on Thursday before that. (January 2009) The snowfall was above average last year in 2007-2008 also (with 60.3 inches of [...]